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President Roosevelt introduced the New Deal program during his presidency to provide new programs and policies to help the nation's people and economy recover after the Great Depression
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Emergency Banking Act : Created a national bank holiday to conserve resources
Federal Emergency Relief Act: Funded grants to state's agencies
Public Works Administration: Provided opportunities and support for new construction and created jobs
Tennessee Valley Authority: Created to provide cheaper hydroelectric power to rural areas and improve quality of life for those who lived in rural areas -
National Recovery Act: Provided help for government, business and labor to make fair business rules and codes to follow
Home Owners Loan Corporation: Granted long-term loans to homeowners so they could save their homes and mortgages
(1934) Federal Housing Administration: Set the standards for loans for lenders in home building -
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(1933) Glass -Steagal Banking Act: Law that kept banks from investing in businesses and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to insure people's money
Security Exchange Act: Governs the trading of securities -
The Second New Deal was implemented to continue the nation's recovery. It focused on social and economic reform programs.
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Works Progress Administration: Created Public Employment programs to reduce unemployment
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Agricultural Adjustment Act : Provided relief for farmers and agricultural workers
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(1935) Social Security Act: Created a national pension plan to provide benefits of unemployment insurance, public assistance for dependent mothers and the disabled
(1935) National Labor Relations Act: Protected the rights of employees and employers
Fair Labor Standards Act: Created minimum wage and overtime pay rules
